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Welcome to our new Ordeal Members (21)!
Congratulations to our 7 New Brotherhood Members!
Lodge Attendance 58, plus 4 Special Guests from Section E-16
Total Service Hours: 754; All work tickets were completed!
Thank you all for your help in making this weekend a success!

Congratulations to our 2023-2024 Lodge Officers!
Lodge Chief: Ethan Witt
Lodge Vice-Chief: Jacob Eschenbach
Lodge Secretary: Noah Peterson
Lodge Treasurer: Jonathan Deitchman

Conclave Co-Coordinator: Gabriel Stone
Conclave Co-Coordinator: DIego Gamarra
Conclave Co-Vice Chief: Isabella Bedworth
Conclave Co-Vice Chief: Anjali Eastman-Persaud

The Lodge needs your help! – Run for a Lodge Office – Join a Lodge Committee

Lodge Officer Annual Elections

On September 17th, we will be holding the Annual Election of Lodge Officers. The election will be held at the end of our regular Lodge meeting that will start around 9am at Camp Kingsley. The following positions are up for election: Lodge Chief, Lodge Vice Chief, Lodge Secretary, and Lodge Treasurer. Arrowmen who are nominated to run for office must be in good standing with the Lodge, be under the age of 21 for their whole term and must be able to complete the duties of their position.

Register for the Fall Induction Weekend:
https://www.leatherstockingcouncil.org/content/106098/OA-Fall-Induction—Beaver-Weekend

LODGE CHIEF

• Chairman of the Lodge Executive Committee
• Member of the Key 3
• Oversees all Lodge operations.
• Casts deciding vote on all committee ties.
• Appoints Chairmen for all committees with the approval of the Key 3
• Responsible for all actions of the Lodge, its committees and its members.
• Ad-Hoc member of all committees
• Represents our Lodge at the Section Council of Chiefs

LODGE VICE CHIEF

• Fills in for the Lodge Chief when he is unable to attend meetings or events.
• Member of the Lodge Executive Committee
• Performs other duties as designated by the Lodge Chief

SECRETARY

• Member of the Lodge Executive Committee
• Take and maintain neatly the minutes of all Lodge meetings and read the minutes for approval at the next Lodge meeting.
• If the Secretary is unable to attend a meeting, he must find a substitute for that meeting to neatly take notes.
• Maintain all past Lodge minutes and records.
• The minutes shall have the names of all Officers and Advisers in attendance at each meeting along with the starting and ending times.
• Editor in Chief of the Lodge Newsletter
• Webmaster for the Lodge Webpage
• Responsible for all committees under his direction
• Send an approved copy of the minutes to all Lodge Executive Committee members, and Advisers.

TREASURER

• Member of the Lodge Executive Committee
• Submits requests to the Council Service Center for checks to be issued at the behest of the Executive Committee
• Record and maintain all financial records of the Lodge.
• Oversees the Trading Post and Lodge inventory.
• Presents annual Lodge budget to the Lodge Executive Committee for review.
• Plans, submits for approval, and oversees all fund-raising events for the Lodge.

The procedures for nomination and election of officers will be explained before the election portion of the Lodge meeting. If you have any questions or would like more information about the positions or the election process, you can contact adviser@oalodge34.org or @bun0014 on our Slack.

Register for the Fall Induction Weekend:
https://www.leatherstockingcouncil.org/content/106098/OA-Fall-Induction—Beaver-Weekend

Special Positions of Leadership for 2024

2024 will be a very busy year for our Lodge. We are hosting Section E-16 Conclave next August and will need to have additional leadership positions to assist in planning and running the Conclave.

CONCLAVE VICE-CHIEF

• Responsible for planning and developing our Conclave Activity responsibilities with the Lodge Officers and the Section Council of Chiefs

CONCLAVE COORDINATOR

• Responsible for planning and operation of the Conclave Host Lodge Duties
• Reports directly to the Lodge Key3
• Works with the Lodge Executive Committee and the Section Council of Chiefs to plan the Conclave Event

NOAC 2024 will be held in Colorado next July. The Lodge needs to fill additional leadership positions to coordinate registration, travel and promotion of the event.

NOAC CHAMPION

• Responsible for promotion and communication of all NOAC 2024 information
• Reports to Lodge Executive Committee

NOAC COORDINATOR

• Responsible for planning and logistics for the NOAC 2024 event
• Reports to Lodge Key3

Register for the Fall Induction Weekend:
https://www.leatherstockingcouncil.org/content/106098/OA-Fall-Induction—Beaver-Weekend

We are looking for new patch designs for Octobearfest 2023. We usually run a 3.5″ round for this event. All ideas can be submitted to #patchdesigns and are due by July 31st.

#patchdesigns  can be reached via Slack.

Join us on Slack: https://join.slack.com/t/oalodge34lec/shared_invite/zt-7zyox54g-MMdB0b6lhV8H1omPfaLpfA

Join us April 28th-30th at Camp Kingsley for our Spring Induction Weekend.
Registration Link: Spring Induction Registration
Ordeal members, join us on the path to Brotherhood membership.
Visit https://oa-bsa.org/jumpstart for more information on preparation for Brotherhood membership.

Lodge Dues & Membership Portal You can now pay your Annual Lodge Dues (Jan1-Dec 31) for 2023! The $15 can be paid at any lodge event or at the scout office. Checks can be made out to Leatherstocking Council. Pay online:  https://forms.tentaroo.com/view.php?id=9175488 You can check your dues status or update your contact information from your OA Member Portal  https://portal.oa-bsa.org/If you don’t have access to your member portal contact adviser@oalodge34.org Lock-In @ Clark Sports Center March 4th 7:30pm-6:00AM Join us at the Clark Sports Center in Cooperstown for our Annual Winter Lock-In  Activities will include swimming, climbing wall, bowling and more. Scout appropriate active wear for activities, bring your BSA Health Form A&B March 4th 7:30pm – March 5th 6:00am Pre-registration is required for all activities! Registration Link: https://forms.tentaroo.com/view.php?id=9567707 Cost $25 per person. Questions? adviser@oalodge34.org Other Upcoming Events Save the Dates! Spring Induction April 28th-30th Camp Kingsley Spring Council Camporee May 19th-21st Old Stone Fort Schoharie Section Conclave August 11th-13th Baden Powell Council Fall Induction September 15th-17th Camp Kingsley

Join us for our annual Winter Fellowship!

Activities will include swimming, climbing wall, bowling and more.

Scout appropriate active wear for activities, your BSA Health Form A&B

March 4^th 7:30pm – March 5^th 6:00am

Pre-registration is required for all activities!

Registration Link: https://forms.tentaroo.com/view.php?id=9567707 

Cost $30 per person. Questions? adviser@oalodge34.org